stricken
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"There was some expectation that we'd get another guitar player and just get out there and tour, but we couldn't. We couldn't do that. We were just stunned and grief stricken."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Madigan: I feel stricken by what’s happening with the Washington Post, stricken.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
The company also operates the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, now being decommissioned.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
A clear timeline for recovering the other stricken boats has yet to emerge.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
Let my name be stricken from your lips.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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